In January 2023, the Charity Commission published a consultation on new draft guidance for charities on their use of social media.

Who is it for?

The guidance is aimed at all charities which use social media as a communication tool, although some charities by their nature are more likely to need to consider this guidance particularly carefully. Most obviously, this will include charities whose work includes campaigning or political activity; for example, charities with purposes relating to human rights or the relief of poverty. But the ubiquity of social media means that in practice all operating charities, and many grantmakers, are likely to have cause to consider this guidance.